Sea · California · United States
Morro Bay
Best for kiting from April to May, with 52 to 60 % kite days. Water 12 to 13 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
Confidence mediumThe nearest model grid cell is 21 km away.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 28 % Possibleabout 9 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 72 %
- Kiteable 28 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
- Best hours
- 15:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 11.3 h
- Water
- 16 °C, 4/3
- Air
- 18 °Cdaily maximum, 17 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 1 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Morro Bay averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 23 | 39 | 45 | 60 | 52 | 42 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Off | Off |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 2 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 12 to 16 | 14 to 17 | 15 to 18 | 14 to 19 | 13 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 13 to 14 | 14 to 15 | 14 to 17 | 15 to 17 | 14 to 16 | 11 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
| Water°C at the surface | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 8 of 31 | 7 of 28 | 9 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 5 of 30 | 6 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 5/4 | 5/4 | 6/5+ | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 5/4 |
- In January, Morro Bay averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (23 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Morro Bay averaged 11 kite days out of 28 (39 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Morro Bay averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (45 %). Water 13 °C, 6/5 with boots and gloves. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Morro Bay averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (60 %). Water 12 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Morro Bay averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 13 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Morro Bay averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 14 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Morro Bay averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (21 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Morro Bay averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Morro Bay averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (32 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Morro Bay averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 16 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Morro Bay averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (18 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Morro Bay averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (18 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Morro Bay
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
- February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 expected
- March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- April8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- July1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.2 expected
- August2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.5 expected
- September3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
- October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
- November1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
- Decemberunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3
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- 8
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- 9
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- 6
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 2
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- 2
- 2
- 1
- 1
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- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
under 1 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: 3 in 10
about 1.7 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In April, the windiest month
- Too light 40 %
- Kiteable 60 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 40 %, kiteable on 60 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 14:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from WNW (293°).
Kitesurfing at Morro Bay: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Morro Bay?
The best months are April to May: from 2017 to 2025, 52 to 60 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Morro Bay windy in October?
Sometimes. 28 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 9 days in a typical October. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Morro Bay?
The water ranges from 12 °C in April to 16 °C in September. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).
How many kite days does Morro Bay get in a year?
About 123 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), 29 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-07:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 35.4131, -120.8740
- Model
- ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in California
Kite days in October, % of days
- Pico Creek
United States · 8 points more kite days than Morro Bay in October
36 %Kite days by month at Pico Creek: Jan 24 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 63 %, May 61 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 21 % - Pismo Beach
United States · 13 points more kite days than Morro Bay in October
41 %Kite days by month at Pismo Beach: Jan 30 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 64 %, May 57 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 36 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 25 % - Jalama Beach Park
United States · 16 points more kite days than Morro Bay in October
44 %Kite days by month at Jalama Beach Park: Jan 37 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 68 %, May 63 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 35 %, Dec 32 % - Ledbetter
United States · 13 points fewer kite days than Morro Bay in October
15 %Kite days by month at Ledbetter: Jan 22 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 54 %, May 50 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 18 %, Oct 15 %, Nov 14 %, Dec 21 % - C-Street
United States · 18 points fewer kite days than Morro Bay in October
10 %Kite days by month at C-Street: Jan 15 %, Feb 27 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 23 %, May 20 %, Jun 12 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 6 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 12 %, Dec 15 % - Port Hueneme Beach
United States · 17 points fewer kite days than Morro Bay in October
11 %Kite days by month at Port Hueneme Beach: Jan 22 %, Feb 22 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 16 %, May 11 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 1 %, Aug 1 %, Sep 3 %, Oct 11 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 21 % - Davenport
United States · 12 points more kite days than Morro Bay in October
40 %Kite days by month at Davenport: Jan 36 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 62 %, May 63 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 40 %, Nov 33 %, Dec 30 % - Waddell Creek
United States · 6 points more kite days than Morro Bay in October
34 %Kite days by month at Waddell Creek: Jan 36 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 56 %, May 56 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 41 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 31 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: medium.
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In October, 28 % of days at Morro Bay met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ERA5 reanalysis 31 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/morro-bay
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